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Title: "Alum Rock Meteorite" fragment
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: According to the donor, this is a piece from the "meteorite" that used to be at Alum Rock Park. A local tourist attraction, it was thought to be part of a meteor that landed in the park, but later found to be manganese, and used for the valuable mineral in World War I.
Type: image
Identifier: 75FAB8D8-D9D7-4ACA-9785-091120956513
1985-96-2
Subject: World War, 1914-1918
Minerals
Alum Rock Park (San Jose, Calif.)

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